受凉

受涼
shòuliáng
verb #49,832

Meanings

  1. 1 to catch cold
  2. 2 to get chilled

Examples

Duō chuān diǎn, bié shòuliáng le.
Put on more clothes — don't catch a chill.
Tā zuówǎn shuìjiào méi gài bèizi, shòuliáng gǎnmào le.
He didn't cover himself with the blanket last night, caught a chill, and came down with a cold.

Tips

culture
Literally 'to receive coolness'. In Chinese folk medicine, getting chilled is itself a cause of illness — not just the viruses it lets in. Hence the ubiquitous 'drink more hot water' (热水) and the grandmotherly warning 受凉.

Stroke Order

shòu
liáng